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Inventor & Vault – Best Practice
Inventor 2015 – Vault 2015
Jens Møller – CAD-Q
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Autodesk Vault and Inventor project file
configuration
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Create folders …
Templates
Design Data: Styles, ….
On some files
Unkown error during Publish
Autodesk Vault & Inventor project file
Challenges with DWF files generation.
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Design Data = %PUBLICDOCUMENTS%\Autodesk\Inventor 2015\Design
Data\
Design Data = C:\VaultWork\Libraries\Design Data\
Autodesk Vault & Inventor project file
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Vault and Inventor – Dirty file marker
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See the difference?
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Other process that could mark the files
“needs to be saved” (dirty).
iLogic Rules
Inventor API
Property updates from Vault where we write
back properties like revision,…
Make sure your assembly or parts are up to date
before you save
(lighting symbol should be grey)
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Other process that could mark the files
“needs to be saved” (dirty).
Update physical properties on save.
Be consistent and have it active on all user workstations
if you wish to have this active.
Make sure you solve any comatose design
before you save
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3rd-Party file linking = “needs to be saved”
(dirty)
Cleaning the workspace and re-open from Vault.
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Other process that could mark the files
“needs to be saved” (dirty).
Decal Images or Drawing logo’s Linked to
Inventor
Fixed in Inventor 2014, 2015 Vault addin
Not fixed for open from Vault Explorer!!!!
Alternative: Do NOT link images but embed them
!
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Best Practices using Vault and Inventor
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Inventor Vault | Marking menu
Configured – ready to use Partial import
Language independent
Environments: Part, Sheet metal, Assembly, Welding,
Presentation, Drawing, Nailboard
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Inventor Vault | Toggle Vault Model
Create shortcut for switch between Model and Vault
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Customize Inventor Vault Dialog Boxes
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Customize Inventor Vault Dialog Boxes
Some properties in file may be out of date,
Would you like to update properties now?
YES
Never Prompt
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Customize Inventor Vault Dialog Boxes
Open From Vault: File is missing from your
workspace Would you like to download it from
Vault?
YES
Never Prompt
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Customize Inventor Vault Dialog Boxes
The file is checked out to you. Are you sure you
want to overwrite it with data from the Vault?
NO
Never Prompt
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Workspace changes behaviour
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Workspace changes behaviour
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Inventor Vault add-in - Increased Efficiency with the Check In Process
Support related files
during a Check In to
make sure models and
drawings are always in
sync
Level 3 Assembly
Level 3 Part
Level 4 Part
Level 2 Assembly
Level 1 Production Drawing
Level 2 Routing
Drawing
Level 3 Assembly
Drawing
Level 4 Part Drawing
Level 3 Part Drawing
Level 3 Presentation
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Inventor Vault addin - Easy Access to Related Parents
Easy and fast way to
access and edit
managed related 2D
drawing and other
parents
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Copy Design
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Copy Design
CTRL – select copy all
Reuse Library parts.
Prefix or suffix for easy rename
Replace
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Copy Design – After CTRL (copy all)
Reuse Library parts on the highest level
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Copy Design - Replace
1. Left mouse click here 2. right mouse click here
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Copy Design Demo
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iLogic | Copy Design
Remove iLogic Rules
Rename Browser Nodes
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iParts and iAssemblies Improvements
Update members along
with factories Improve
iParts and iAssemblies
handling
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Autodesk Material / Appearance Libraries &
Vault
Custom Material / Appearance Libraries
Material
Appearance
Texture Image
Bump Image
…
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Autodesk Material / Appearance & Vault
The challenge:
Custom Appearance with own textures
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Autodesk Material / Appearance & Vault
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Autodesk Material / Appearance & Vault
Using the installed Appearances / Materials
Custom Appearance with out of the box textures
Not a challenge:
the texture is not linked.
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Autodesk Material / Appearance & VaultSolution 1: Managing the Material Library
Managing the custom Material Library:
Advantages:
Mat./Appear. Library managed.
Textures managed
Control who modifies Material properties
Appearance properties
Disadvantages:
Where used on image list.
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Autodesk Material / Appearance & VaultSolution 2: No Link (New Inventor 2015)
No link to the texture file(s)
(Management by Vault still an option)
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Workspace Synhroniz
Clean up your workspace
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PDM-In-A-Box
Cad-Q PDM-in-a-box er en færdigkonfigureret og gennemtestet
Autodesk Vault PDM løsning til en fast pris med nem implementering.
Installer og lær… nemmere kan det ikke være!
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CAD-Q Demo